Caesar's Final Response to the Senate's Order to Stand Down His Army

David Frum: Caesar's blasphemy could not go unpunished, or it would invite the wrath of the gods on the entire empire. He says if he was tried and convicted, he would be politically marginalized; a criminal conviction would erase all that. Frum: In essence, Caesar plunged Rome into chaos, violence, and civil war because he was afraid of losing his status. "There is much to admire about Caesar, but we should not forget that he was an enormously selfish man"